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Calls about the abuse of cold medicines increase tenfold in California
By UCSF School of Pharmacy Editorial Staff / Wed Dec 6, 2006
Calls to the California Poison Control System (CPCS) about abuse, primarily in adolescents, of over-the-counter medications containing the active ingredient dextromethorphan, increased tenfold from 1999 to 2004, according to a retrospective review published in the December 2006 issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. This calling trend in California to the CPCS was paralleled nationally during this same time period, the report shows.
In California, calls to the CPCS during this 6-year interval, showed that Coricidin HBP Cough & Cold Tablets was the most commonly reported dextromethorphan-containing medication abused, followed by Robitussin products. The CPCS is the statewide provider of immediate, 24-hour, free, and expert treatment telephone advice and assistance in case of exposure to poisonous, hazardous, or toxic substances. The system is administered in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy, UCSF School of Pharmacy.
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